Forbes.com Adds New Section Devoted to Wireless
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2004--Forbes.com, home page for the world's business leaders, today announced the addition of a new editorial section in its Technology channel, devoted to wireless. The section, available at www.forbes.com/wireless, focuses on how wireless technology impacts the workplace, enabling companies and business professionals to be more productive.
The launch of the section features a special report on "Wi-Fi In The 21st Century Workplace," which is also available as a pull-out guide in the June 21 issue of Forbes magazine. In addition, the new Forbes.com wireless section includes:
-- Wi-Fi "hot spot" locator and maps
-- Case studies, interviews and "thought leader" commentary
-- News and feature stories on wireless
-- Product reviews
-- Interactive polls and chats
-- Company profiles
-- Event calendars
Forbes.com teamed up with JiWire, a San Francisco-based news organization devoted to wireless issues, to provide an international Wi-Fi hot spot locator for 55 countries, including the U.S. You can type in a city, country or airport code to get a map with the nearest Wi-Fi access points.
"Our new wireless section underscores Forbes.com's commitment to report on the cutting edge of the way technology is changing business life," said Forbes.com Editor Paul Maidment. "The hot spot locator is a great example of how communications and the Internet are coming together to let executives work where and when they need to, without being tethered to their desks - the very essence of the transformation wireless is bringing to the workplace."
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